Messenger
UNDOUBTEDLY, the popular Arabic proverb – Many injustices in prison – applies to many cases in the world particularly in the Arab world. This is due to the fact that the law is blind and does not see injustice, as the jurists say.
An example of such injustices is narrated in the following story that occurred in the US state of Ohio in 1975.
Three thieves robbed and murdered a businessman Harry Franks who was in possession of not more than $ 425.
At that time, Eddie Vernon, who was 12 years old, was the only key witness in the case. The court took into consideration his statements to convict 17-year old Ronnie Bridgeman a.k.a. Kwame Ajamu, his 20-year old brother Wiley Bridgeman and their 19-year old friend Ricky Jackson and sentenced them to death. This sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment.